Rome, Italy
Arch of the Argentarii
This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.
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Rome, Italy
This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.
Basingstoke, England
This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.
London, England
According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.
London, England
A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.
London, England
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
London, England
These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.
Tangier, Morocco
Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.
Sudbury, England
At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.
Helsinki, Finland
One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.
Oranienburg, Germany
This abandoned hospital has a long history, having housed both German and Soviet soldiers in the course of its life.
Utrecht, Netherlands
Underground attraction offering tours of the foundational ruins of a church nave that collapsed in 1674.
Kruszyniany, Poland
This wooden mosque is one of the few remnants of medieval Poland's Muslim Tatar community in this deeply Catholic country.
Adelaide, Australia
This may be one of the most valuable Morris & Co. stained glass windows in Australia.
Madrid, Spain
This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.
Madrid, Spain
A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.
Walferdange, Luxembourg
This cryptic monument honors a mysterious dead woman, despite her identity being lost centuries ago.
Volendam, Netherlands
The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.
Washington, D.C.
A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
District of Columbia
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Swansea, Wales
A turn-of-the-century prophecy comes true when a mischievous wooden Devil watches the neighboring church burn to the ground
Galabedda, Sri Lanka
This enigmatic stone pool is all that remains of an ancient palace.